Celebration Coconut Kiribath.

Now New Years Day is usually a day of special food traditions for us. Many years ago, the man who later became my husband, decided on our first New Years Day together to take me out for lunch. We went to the White Lion in Niton and had the most amazing steak with peppercorn sauce. Now after the previous evenings festivities that steak tasted oh so good! It’s one of those meals that stands out in my memory. So it’s often a New Years Day tradition to go for a similar lunch.

The other food that is special at New Year is Kiribath. This is something my Srilankan grandmother always makes on celebration days and I have fond memories of it. Until now I’d never made it, so when I saw this months Recipe Redux theme was Good Luck Foods I phoned up my grandmother for tips. This was surprisingly easy to make and my toddler thoroughly enjoyed it with fruit as a snack.

We usually eat Kiribath with bananas and sambal or a chilli sauce but it goes well with all kinds of fruit. I know it looks simple but this really is delicious and it certainly hits the spot in our family.